After Tagliani’s hometown of Montreal lost its Formula One race last year, Tagliani has been looking forward to the Edmonton event and has expressed the importance of keeping Indy race events in Canada.

“We are trying everything we got to make sure that we protect it, and make it so big so it is a no-brainer to make it a tradition,” said Tagliani.

Tickets for the July 24 to 26, 2009 Rexall Edmonton Indy are now on sale through Ticketmaster. The event takes place at the Rexall Speedway at City Centre Airport.